Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make sure that Ella was prepared.

to let Ella start going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited over school, and I was glad that Edrick had made the right decision after all. Even though I knew that this would

only thing that

school had been without a proper art program for years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for the foreseeable future. Sure, I could give

of the bathroom after my shower, drying my hair with a towel, I could tell instantly from the thoughtful look on Edrick’s face that he was dealing with an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and

thinking about something,” I said, walking up to him.

about: he was worried about Ella. He didn’t like the

“You’re worried about her.”

he replied, almost as though he didn’t want to admit

stop. Even though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood,

I also knew that having her away from the

to worry so much. And it’s in a safe neighborhood, and she’ll

few moments before licking his lips and answering. “Teachers and staff can be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend the rest of his life worrying. For all we knew, someone could have walked into the penthouse right then and there

all, have a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did also have some teaching experience

be with Ella all day in case

froze, then slowly turned to look at me. I knew that he had been thinking the same thing when we were touring the school together earlier that

asked, gesturing lightly toward my growing belly. “Won’t it be too

but it’s not like taking care of Ella is a chore in the slightest. Besides… With Ella at school, I won’t have much

about when the baby comes?” he asked. “Won’t it be stressful to start working and then have to

and I

“I guess you’re right. I’m… sorry if it seems like I’m trying to talk you out of it. I’m just worried